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اللي ما يعرف الصقر يشويه

“He who does not know the falcon roasts it.”

Without knowledge or appreciation of something valuable, a person may carelessly destroy it.

— Traditional Qatar Wisdom, Qatar

Source: Traditional Gulf Arabic (Khaleeji) proverb, shared regional heritage, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Qatar

الجار قبل الدار

“The neighbor before the house.”

Choose your neighbors as carefully as you choose your home, since community shapes daily life.

Source: Traditional Arabic proverb, shared Arab world heritage, public-domain oral tradition

يد وحدها ما تصفق

“One hand does not clap.”

Cooperation and teamwork are needed to accomplish anything meaningful.

Source: Traditional Arabic proverb, shared Arab world heritage, public-domain oral tradition

الصبر مفتاح الفرج

“Patience is the key to relief.”

Enduring hardship with patience eventually opens the way to ease and resolution.

Source: Traditional Arabic proverb, shared Arab world heritage, public-domain oral tradition

رب ضارة نافعة

“Many a seeming harm carries a hidden blessing.”

What looks like misfortune can turn out to bring good in the end.

Source: Traditional Arabic proverb, shared Arab world heritage, public-domain oral tradition

اللي يزرع الشوك ما يحصد العنب

“He who plants thorns does not harvest grapes.”

The nature of one's actions determines the nature of the results one receives.

Source: Traditional Gulf Arabic (Khaleeji) proverb, shared regional heritage, public-domain oral tradition

القرد بعين أمه غزال

“To its mother, the monkey looks like a gazelle.”

A parent's love makes even a child's flaws look beautiful.

Source: Traditional Arabic proverb, shared Arab world heritage, public-domain oral tradition